Granted Patent B2

US 7,742,757 · App. 10/685,616 · Granted Jun 22, 2010

Abstract

Claims (43)

1. A method of providing location information of a wireless device through a voice announcement comprising:

obtaining location information for a caller having a first wireless device from a Gateway Mobile Location Center during establishment of a call to a called party having a second wireless device;

providing the location information to an intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the location information to a first voice information;

obtaining name information for the caller from a name database,

wherein the name database relates wireless device information to name information;

providing the name information to the intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the name information to a second voice information;

connecting the intelligent peripheral to the second wireless device through a voice connection,

wherein the intelligent peripheral announces the first and second voice information from the intelligent peripheral to the second wireless device; and connecting the called party to a calling party.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining the name information using Calling Name Address Presentation (CNAP).

3. A method of providing location information of a wireless device through a voice announcement comprising:

obtaining location information for a called party from a Gateway Mobile Location Center during establishment of a call from a caller having a first wireless device to a called party having a second wireless device;

providing the location information to an intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the location information to a first voice information;

obtaining name information for the called party from a name database,

wherein the name database relates wireless device information to name information;

providing the name information to the intelligent peripheral,

wherein the intelligent peripheral converts the name information to a second voice information;

connecting the intelligent peripheral to the first wireless device through a voice connection,

wherein the intelligent peripheral announces the first and second voice information from the intelligent peripheral to the second wireless device; and connecting the calling party to the called party.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

obtaining the name information using Calling Name Address Presentation (CNAP).

5. A network comprising:

a switch;

a Gateway Mobile Location Center to track the locations of wireless devices that interact with the network; and

at least one Intelligent Peripheral (IP) coupled to a Mobile Service Center to convert location information for a calling wireless device obtained from the Gateway Mobile Location Center which tracks locations to a first voice announcement, to convert name information for a calling party obtained from a database relating wireless device information to name information to a second voice announcement, and to interact with the switch to provide the first and second voice announcements to at least one called wireless device over a voice connection; and

at least one network element to establish a call between the calling wireless device and the called wireless device.

6. The network of claim 5 , the at least one network element to obtain name information further comprising:

a Line Information Database (LIDB).

7. A network element comprising:

a processor;

at least one port; and

logic that, when applied to the processor, results in converting location information and name information for a calling wireless device to a voice announcement, and interacting via the at least one port with a switch to provide the voice announcement to at least one called wireless device during the establishment of a call between the calling wireless device and the called wireless device, wherein the location information is provided from a Gateway Mobile Location Center, the name information is provided from a database relating wireless device information to name information, and the voice announcement to the at least one called wireless device is made through a voice connection between the network element and the at least one called wireless device.

8. A network element comprising:

a processor;

at least one port; and

logic that, when applied to the processor, results in the network element becoming involved in the establishment of a call, obtaining via the at least one port location information for a caller from a Gateway Mobile Location Center that provides location information, obtaining via the at least one port name information for a caller from a database relating wireless device information to name information, and providing via the at least one port the location information and name information to a network element that creates a voice announcement including the location and name information and delivers the voice announcement to a called wireless device over a voice connection between the network element and the called wireless device.

9. A network element comprising:

a processor;

at least one port; and

logic that, when applied to the processor, results in the network element becoming involved in the establishment of a call, and results in obtaining via the at least one port location information and name information for a called party from a Gateway Mobile Location Center that provides a name service, and providing via the at least one port the location information and name information to a network element that creates a voice announcement of the name information and the called party's location and delivers the voice announcement to a calling wireless device over a voice connection between the network element and the calling wireless device.

Assignments (8)